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Locality Name:
Salas, Asturias, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 311
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 133525
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133525.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salas, Asturias, Spain": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Carlés
Cornellana
La Doriga
La Ortosa Gold Skarn Deposit
Río Narcea Gold Belt

Latitude: 43°22'48"N
Longitude: 6°11'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.38,-6.1977777777778
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetHydrotalciteLöllingiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PharmacosideritePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScapoliteSepioliteSerpentineSpinel
StibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTyroliteVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteZinkenite

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Euchroite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jonassonite  (*)Joséite-A  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Kermesite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plumosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Woodruffite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)31129911086718803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3112991108671706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)331129911086711534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)31129911086712734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)31129911086713250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O3112991108671194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3112992108671,1086749052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)231129911086715509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi31129911086711966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS431129911086715516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)631129911086711633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)23112991108671462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3112993108671,108672,10867327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)31129911086714979
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O3112991108671194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2311299110867127198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)311299110867131
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O31129911086713531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43112991108671951
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O631129911086714135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)231129911086719895
Euchroite  (*)NoneCu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O311299110867124
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)23112991108671129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF231129911086719617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)31129911086711188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS311299110867124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu3112992108671,10867430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)331129911086711544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23112991108671209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O63112991108671741
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te33112991108674104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3311299110867114640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O3112991108671103
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O3112991108671341
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143112991108671784
Jonassonite  (*)Not in a structural groupAu(Bi,Pb)5S4311299110867419
Joséite-A  (*)TetradymiteBi4TeS2311299110867450
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S311299110867486
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS23112991108671230
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23112992108671,108674762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4311299110867114899
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi311299110867488
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS231129911086715674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl3112991108671139
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl31129911086711107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2311299110867117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)31129911086712349
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O7311299110867133
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O3112991108671124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3112991108671428
Plumosite  (*)NonePb2Sb2S5311299110867118
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2311299110867139462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O311299110867189
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S831129911086749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2311299110867161156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O31129911086711153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O33112991108671179
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O3112991108671241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)31129911086716417
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S331129911086713418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1331129911086715317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O31129911086714899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)231129911086712562
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O3112991108671245
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O33112991108671369
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1031129911086711395
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33112991108671297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO331129911086711247
Woodruffite  (*)NoneZn2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10·4H2O311299110867125
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S423112991108671228


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0003311299305K-Ar phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  106025El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte De Miranda, Asturias, SpainEl Valle-Boinás copper-gold depositCepedal (2000)10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00149-7JGE71_119 

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